FISHING boss Simon Collins has warned Prime Minister Theresa May that fishermen up and down the UK feel “let down” and are “always vigilant” amid concerns Britain’s future as an independent coastal state after Brexit could slip through their fingers.

Simon Collins, Executive Officer at the Shetland Fishermen's Association, said fishermen across Britain “can’t relax” until they have left the European Union’s controversial Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). British fishermen believe UK waters are overfished by other EU countries and the CFP means they are also restricted as to how much they can fish. Strict EU regulations mean that some British fishermen are forced to throw fish back into the sea.